Fixed Flexibility: How to Negotiate What You Need to Stay
The workplace has evolved over the last several years, and employee priorities have shifted dramatically as well. Beyond compensation, professionals are placing tremendous value on flexibility, quality of life and career growth – and they are willing to walk away if their needs are not met. This session will offer negotiation strategies that leverage your skills and strengths to secure what you need to stay. Learn actionable steps that allow you to emerge in the strongest position possible.
Speaker: Meg Myers Morgan, PhD, Author & Executive Coach
Host: Madeyline Brown, VP, North America Channel Inside Sales, Dell Technologies & TX Conference for Women Board Member
Navigating Age in a Multigenerational Workplace
There are five different generations of employees in the workforce and for the first time in history, grandparents and grandchildren may find themselves working side-by side in an office. This session will explore the importance of and the ways to harness an age-diverse workforce. After initial remarks from the thought-leader, a panel of professionals will share their experience around navigating age in a multigenerational workplace. Learn tips to bridge the divide, address generational conflict and biases, and create a culture of inclusion where age is celebrated and respected.
Speaker: Carolina Caro, Leadership & DEI Speaker, Coach, Consultant and Trainer
Host: Crysta Dungee, Head, US DEI, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Executive Spotlight: Evonne Delaney, CHRO, Yeti
LEADERSHIP | Rethinking Imposter Syndrome & Creating a Culture of Belonging
For too long, the narrative of imposter syndrome has persisted in the workplace. But why does so-called imposter syndrome impact women’s career progression specifically? Learn why the current messaging around this topic is flawed from Ruchika Tulshyan, co-author of “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome,” named among the top 20 most impactful and popular articles in Harvard Business Review‘s history. Find out how leaders can create environments where imposter syndrome doesn’t stall careers and develop work cultures where everyone feels they belong.
Speaker: Ruchika Tulshyan, Author, Inclusion on Purpose, and Co-Author, “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” (Harvard Business Review)
Host: Niharika Khaitan, VP, Corporate Controller, Juniper Networks
Executive Spotlight: Perika Sampson, Global Head, Inclusion & Diversity, Gilead Sciences
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Better Together: Shared Sisterhood for Collective Action
As the saying goes, if you want to go far, go together. But how can we forge professional relationships to go the distance? In this session, Dr. Tina Opie shares a framework that embraces connection and coalition-building to counter the traditional transactional, every-person-for-themselves approach to career advancement. Learn how to form deep and lasting connections with colleagues that are more authentically reciprocal to help advance both our individual and shared interests as women.
Speaker: Dr. Tina Opie, Co-Author, Shared Sisterhood
Host: Perika Sampson, Global Head, Inclusion & Diversity, Gilead Sciences
Executive Spotlight: Mary Bui-Pham, Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Indeed
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Happier Hour
We never seem to have enough time to do it all. Professor of Behavioral Decision Making Cassie Holmes says that time isn’t only a challenge, it’s also the solution. Learn how to take control of time and wisely use this precious resource to make our lives brighter and happier. Cassie will show you why too much free time is as bad as too little, how we can get time-rich instead of time-poor, and actionable strategies for designing a happier week.
Speaker: Cassie Holmes, Expert on Time and Happiness & best-selling Author, Happier Hour
Host: Megan Sugiyama, VP, IP & Product, Cohesity
Executive Spotlight: Kate Masschelein, Vice President, Digital Solutions, Johnson & Johnson
LEADERSHIP | Mindful Leadership
Leaders today are expected to make countless quick decisions in unprecedented and uncertain circumstances when they are already stretched thin. In this session, Chopra Global CEO Mallika Chopra explains how mindfulness can help leaders find stability and clarity in times of disruption. She shares specific practices and strategies to help you ground your decision making, find focus, and avoid burnout.
Speaker: Mallika Chopra, Author & CEO, Chopra Global
Host: Marcia Rothschild, Head of Latin America & the Caribbean and Management Committee Member, State Street
Executive Spotlight: Janet Dorling, SVP, Global Commercial Product Strategy, Gilead Sciences
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Othering & Belonging
No matter how confident we might feel about our identities, microaggressions can make us feel like perpetual outsiders. Former editorial assistant Zakiya Dalila Harris became a best-selling author with the publication of The Other Black Girl, her debut novel about an African-American woman navigating a nearly all-white company rife with subtle and often unintentional discrimination. In this conversation, she talks about code-switching, workplace isolation, and what we can all do to create a greater sense of belonging on our teams.
Speaker: Zakiya Dalila Harris, best-selling Author, The Other Black Girl
Moderator: Laysha Ward, EVP, Chief External Engagement Officer, Target
Board Spotlight: Katharine Pullis, Director, San Francisco Base Chief Pilot, Alaska Airlines
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Good Anxiety
We are living in the age of anxiety. But what if you had a way to leverage your anxiety to help you solve problems and fortify your wellbeing? What if, instead of seeing anxiety as a burden, we could recognize it for the unique gift that it is? In this session, Neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki shares cutting-edge research and strategies that will help you manage anxiety by listening to it from a place of curiosity and allowing it to guide you onto a path that leads to joy.
Speaker: Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Neuroscientist & Author, Good Anxiety
Host: Sarajeni Hammond, Executive Director, Human Resources, Bayer
LEADERSHIP | Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
In an increasingly divided world, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. The result is that we can become siloed in our lives and in our workplaces, surrounded by people who agree with our conclusions instead of challenging our thought process. Wharton’s top-rated professor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant invites us to examine the critical leadership skill of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people’s minds, making you a stronger and more flexible leader in the process.
Speaker: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, The Wharton School of Business, best-selling author & host: WorkLife, a TED Original Podcast @adammgrant
Session Moderator: Celeste Headlee, award-winning journalist & host, Women Amplified @celesteheadle
Session Host: Sharon Mandell, SVP, chief information officer, Juniper Networks @junipernetworks
Sponsor Spotlight: Rola Dagher, global channel chief, Dell Technologies @dell
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Possibilities: Grow & Transition Your Career with Purpose
In these uncertain times, many are re-evaluating their career paths, some by necessity and others by choice. Living through crises compels us to ask important questions about what matters, what’s possible, and even what our life’s purpose could be. Career strategist Linda Raynier shares steps for clarifying your goals and growing your career with purpose. Whether you are seeking a job, promotion, or opportunity to switch industries, you will leave with fresh ideas about how to create a career path that resonates most fully with you.
Speaker: Linda Raynier, career strategist and YouTube star @lindaraynier (IG)
Session Host: Joni Tsumas, area VP, sales, Cohesity @cohesity
Sponsor Spotlight: Annabel Flores, VP, electronic warfare systems, Raytheon Intelligence & Space @raytheonintel